Christmas Cakesicles
These Christmas cakesicles combine Oreos, cream cheese and red chocolate for a no-bake holiday dessert. They’re fun, festive and easy to make.
Servings: 6 to 8 depending on mold size
Equipment
- Popsicle Sticks or Cakesicle Sticks
Ingredients
- 15 to 20 Golden Oreos
- 4 to 6 Ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1½ Cups candy melts red
- ½ Cup almond bark white, or white candy melts
- mini marshmallows for brim and top of hat
- 1 to 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening or coconut oil, optional to thin the chocolate
Instructions
- Place Oreos in a food processor and pulse until they become fine crumbs.
- Add softened cream cheese and blend until a thick dough forms. Start with 4 ounces and add more if needed to reach a moldable texture.
- Press the Oreo mixture into cakesicle molds, inserting a stick into each one. Smooth the backs.
- Freeze for 30 to 40 minutes, or until firm and easy to unmold.
- In microwave-safe bowls, melt the red candy melts and white almond bark in 30-second intervals, stirring between each until smooth. Stir in a little shortening if needed, to make the coating thinner and easier to dip.
- Remove cakesicles from molds. Dip each into the red coating, letting excess drip off. Place on parchment paper and allow to partially set.
- Use a piping bag or spoon to add white almond bark along the bottom edge (brim) of the Santa hat.
- Press mini marshmallows into the brim while the coating is still wet, and add one marshmallow to the top as the pom-pom.
- Allow the decorations to fully set before serving or packaging. Store in the fridge in an airtight container.
Notes
Chill before dipping: Cold centers stay on the sticks better.
Perfect consistency: Start with 15 Oreos and 4 ounces of cream cheese and adjust based on texture. Too dry? Add more cream cheese. Too wet? Add another cookie or two.
Thin the chocolate: Add shortening if candy melts feel too thick.
Don’t rush melting: Overheating causes clumps so go slowly.
Decorate quickly: Add marshmallows before the coating sets.
Clean work surface: Cover your worktop with parchment paper to keep everything clean.
Perfect consistency: Start with 15 Oreos and 4 ounces of cream cheese and adjust based on texture. Too dry? Add more cream cheese. Too wet? Add another cookie or two.
Thin the chocolate: Add shortening if candy melts feel too thick.
Don’t rush melting: Overheating causes clumps so go slowly.
Decorate quickly: Add marshmallows before the coating sets.
Clean work surface: Cover your worktop with parchment paper to keep everything clean.
Nutrition
Calories: 455kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 207mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 254IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
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